Plaza de Mayo
The historic main square of Buenos Aires, facing the pink presidential palace and the old Cabildo. Weekly marches by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo have made it a symbol of public protest.
Buenos Aires
Tango, steakhouses and European-style architecture define this elegant capital, as do colourful neighbourhoods such as La Boca.
Attractive locations
Obelisco
A tall white obelisk in the middle of Avenida 9 de Julio, one of the widest avenues in the world. It is the city's best-known landmark and a gathering point for celebrations.
Teatro Colón
One of the world's celebrated opera houses, with a grand horseshoe-shaped hall and a lavish interior. Visitors can attend performances or join a guided tour of the building.
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
The main Catholic church of Argentina, with a neoclassical front facing Plaza de Mayo. Inside is the mausoleum of General José de San Martín, the country's independence hero.
Casa Rosada
The pink presidential palace on the east side of Plaza de Mayo, home to the president's offices. Its balcony is known from speeches to the crowds in the square below.
Recoleta Cemetery
A cemetery of ornate family tombs and mausoleums, laid out like a small city of stone streets. Eva Perón's tomb is among the best-known graves.
Caminito
A short pedestrian lane in the La Boca district lined with brightly painted houses, tango dancers and street artists. It is one of the city's most photographed streets.
Airports
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery AEP
It is about 5 km in a straight line from Buenos Aires.
Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini EZE
It is about 28 km in a straight line from Buenos Aires.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Argentina page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan24.8 °C104 mm
- Feb24.1 °C121 mm
- Mar22.1 °C123 mm
- Apr18.8 °C98 mm
- May15.2 °C74 mm
- Jun12.2 °C54 mm
- Jul11.1 °C72 mm
- Aug12.5 °C71 mm
- Sep14.4 °C83 mm
- Oct17.4 °C109 mm
- Nov20.6 °C101 mm
- Dec23.1 °C94 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Feb, Mar, Oct.
Costs
Prices here are about 46% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Festivals and events
culture
Tango BA Festival and World Cup
Free shows accompany the tango championship of the world.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 911. Ambulance 107. Fire 100.
local government
National emergency centre 911
Helps with: Argentina's national emergency number, listed on the government's emergencies page. The same page lists separate numbers for fire (100), civil defence (103) and medical emergencies (107).
Who qualifies: Anyone in Argentina facing an emergency, including visitors.
Phone: 911
local government
Tourist Police (Comisaria del Turista), Buenos Aires
Helps with: Police station for tourists, listed by the Buenos Aires city tourism site, on Avenida Corrientes. It is a Buenos Aires unit; the pages found do not show one elsewhere in the country.
Who qualifies: Tourists in the city of Buenos Aires.
Phone: +54 9 11 5050 3293
Email: serv.turista@gmail.com
Address: Av. Corrientes 436, Buenos Aires
local government
Tourist Ombudsman (Defensoria del Turista), Buenos Aires
Helps with: Buenos Aires city office that takes up tourists' complaints and problems. Its office is in the Quinquela Martin fine arts museum in La Boca.
Who qualifies: Tourists who need help or want to complain while in Buenos Aires.
Phone: +54 11 4302-7816
Email: turista@defensoria.org.ar
Address: Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1835, La Boca, Buenos Aires
local government
National tourism office (Turismo, Ambiente y Deportes)
Helps with: The national government's tourism area, in Buenos Aires. Its page gives a phone, an email and an address, and links to a consumer-complaint service for tourists.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Argentina or planning a trip there.
Phone: +54 11 4316-1600
Email: infoturismo@jefatura.gob.ar
Address: Suipacha 1111, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1001
ngo
Argentine Red Cross (Cruz Roja Argentina)
Helps with: Argentina's national Red Cross society. Its site lists emergency support, first aid training, health cover at mass events and programmes for migrants and for reconnecting separated family members.
Who qualifies: People in Argentina who need its emergency, first aid, migrant or family-reconnection services.
Phone: +54 11 6065-0450
Email: info@cruzroja.org.ar
Address: Hipolito Yrigoyen 2070, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1089
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Argentina
Helps with: The UN migration agency, working in Argentina since 1953 on migration management, crisis response and international cooperation. Its office is in Buenos Aires.
Who qualifies: Migrants in Argentina and partners working on migration. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +54 (11) 4813-3330
Address: Av. Santa Fe 1460, 5th floor, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1059ABU
embassy
Foreign embassies in Argentina (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Argentine foreign ministry's page lists foreign missions by country, each linking to its own entry.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.
local government
Civil defence (emergency number 103)
Helps with: Argentina's government emergencies page lists 103 for civil defence, the number for disasters. It advises contacting your local civil protection office in any emergency.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Argentina affected by a disaster or emergency.
Phone: 103